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<strong>Living</strong> <strong>Image</strong> ® Software User’s Manual<br />

4. Make a selection from the Mask drop-down list:<br />

Photo - Opens the Photo Mask Setup window.<br />

The purple mask specifies the area for<br />

analysis.<br />

a. Use the Threshold slider or arrows to<br />

adjust the mask so that it matches the<br />

underlying subject photograph as closely as<br />

possible without including any area outside<br />

the subject image.<br />

b. Click Set.<br />

All - The entire image is analyzed. This option<br />

is not recommended. It introduces many offtarget<br />

pixels that might mislead and<br />

significantly slow down the analysis<br />

ROI - ROIs applied to the sequence are available in the drop-down list. Select an<br />

ROI to analyze just the area in the ROI. This option is recommended for well<br />

plates or dark objects where it is hard to achieve a good mask from the<br />

photograph.<br />

5. In the tool palette, click Unmix Spectra.<br />

- The spectral unmixing results appear. The Distribution tab shows a photon<br />

density map of each unmixed result and a composite image that includes all of<br />

the fluorescent signals, each displayed in a different color.<br />

Unmixed 1 = Autofluorescence<br />

Composite = Unmixed 1 + Unmixed 2<br />

Unmixed 2 =<br />

Fluorophore signal<br />

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